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<blockquote data-quote="KevinM" data-source="post: 399215" data-attributes="member: 2318"><p>"Bent" gave me a renewed sense of gratitude for my own house with my own deck, where I sit watching a gentle snowfall on my own trees in my own backyard, out of sight of prying neighbors as I peacefully puff a briar. Yes, my missus will sometimes call through the slider, "You're not smoking, are you?" And I reply, "Of course not, dear." My only suggestion for someone caught in this maelstrom of social pressure and role conflict is to keep an eye peeled for likely smoking spots in the (shudder) urban neighborhood. I still do this, and often spot well-placed public benches, little clusters of tree, semi-scenic parking spots. . .</p><p></p><p>At some risk, I tentatively mention that, in "The Wife of Bath's Tale," Chaucer answerered the query that stumped Freud -- "What do women want?" The answer is "Governance over the male." But they are (can be) gentle governesses, and will usually be content if you just seem to comply. And with a four-year-old, she'll probably have little energy for minding you, so maybe a workable solution will appear. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KevinM, post: 399215, member: 2318"] "Bent" gave me a renewed sense of gratitude for my own house with my own deck, where I sit watching a gentle snowfall on my own trees in my own backyard, out of sight of prying neighbors as I peacefully puff a briar. Yes, my missus will sometimes call through the slider, "You're not smoking, are you?" And I reply, "Of course not, dear." My only suggestion for someone caught in this maelstrom of social pressure and role conflict is to keep an eye peeled for likely smoking spots in the (shudder) urban neighborhood. I still do this, and often spot well-placed public benches, little clusters of tree, semi-scenic parking spots. . . At some risk, I tentatively mention that, in "The Wife of Bath's Tale," Chaucer answerered the query that stumped Freud -- "What do women want?" The answer is "Governance over the male." But they are (can be) gentle governesses, and will usually be content if you just seem to comply. And with a four-year-old, she'll probably have little energy for minding you, so maybe a workable solution will appear. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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